Re: [GSAS-Member] Frozen Food

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

Good thinking, thanks Cliff.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com>wrote:

>
> Probably lots (bacteria, pests, parasites, etc), but I've never had any
> issues.  (although, seeing the occasional pond bug/worm/isopod doesn't
> bother me if it doesn't seem to be harming anything or throwing the tank
> off-balance.)
>
> Int he past I've had minor planaria outbreaks, detritus worms (which I
> actually like, since they eat detritus and actually create more live food
> in the tank), scuds (which I like for the same reason as the detritus
> worms) and have seen the occasional dragonfly larvae-- large and easy to
> spot, but very predatory if slipped in with your fry).  Nothing that would
> outweigh the benefits of happy fish and plentiful fry.  I might be more
> careful with anything overly rare or overly expensive.
>
> Most commercial live food is grown in farm ponds (or harvested in the
> wild) with similar potentials (unless you're using lab-grade cultures), so
> it's probably not much of a new risk.  I use my own live food (mostly
> daphnia and insect larvae) that grows in our yard ponds and rain barrels,
> but the original critter cultures were all pulled from local ponds.
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
> > I live near Totem Lake, I should look there. Are there any concerns with
> > feeding wild-caught food?
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